Would you stake your reputation?

Yep, a question indeed considering I shot these at my neighbor's front yard . My neighbor planted about 50 sunflowers and are now dead and most have dried up. I noticed this tiny wren going up the fence, then disappearing under the dried sunflowers. Then up again, then down, up then down. I said I have to get a good shot of the wren because its the only time I've seen it going into the open. So, I did what a sane birder would do, got my blind and planted myself just beside the fence. While waiting for the wren to come up, I saw some weird looks from my neighbors, yep, my reputation probably been shot, they probably are thinking I'm a loony .

#1

*jawdropping photos! #4 pick of the litter for me, but they are all amazing. Reputations are made every day, pishaw...:p

great shots, really like 2 and 4. and yes, they probably do think you're loony

Great set, I love #2. Looks like your on your way to a big year with all these crazy birds you've been getting. Were these and the Bushtits with the 400mm 5.6?

So, lets see, you set up a blind in your yard, got some fantastic shots of the little Wren, no problem there, if your neighbors gave you funny looks then they don't understand and likely never will. I do, Continue on I say!
Great shots by the way, very well done.
I do understand though, I recently went to mt Grandsons ball game with the 5D and the 70-200, I was shooting high speed trying to catch the ball when I heard a lady behind me say, Well he sure wins the gadget of the day prize!......A gadget, lol

I am sure somewhere out there is a T-shirt that says "It's A Birder Thing"

Nature Nut wrote in post #15134100
I am sure somewhere out there is a T-shirt that says "It's A Birder Thing"

http://www.zazzle.ca/b​irding+tshirts

Then google birders t shirts, and go to images, lol.there are some good ones!

Don't worry Jo, nosy neighbours always need someone to talk about. When I had neighbours I used to wave at them when I saw them peeking out from behind their curtains. Now I have no neighbours, only sheep, they don't seem too bothered what I'm doing
We all understand on here and that's what matters. That and the great series of shots you got of the Wren. Time well spent IMHO.

The shots are well worth a few stares; well done.

Last February I stood up on the county road in front of our house for over an hour straight, on several occasions, waiting for a pileated woodpecker to take flight. Neighbors would drive past me on their way into town and come back later to find me still planted there. But as I have gotten older, I feel less inclined to be disturbed by their stares.

Al

Don't worry, peole will either understand, or they aren't worth knowing! Just love your shots!!

Keep up the good work,
Regards Becky

So, you have at least one fallacious assumption in your description; there isn't any such creature as a "sane birder" And yes, I'd do the same thing; to heck with the neighbors...heh Wonderful wren shots there.

I've low crawled across a busy beach, with a full photo backpack and camera held up to my face to get in closer to shore birds; and you really DO get some funny looks from people

Lovely set Jo.

Pretty little thing. I also like #4 the best.

Great shots Jo.

Nice shots